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"While the federal government neglects its constitutional responsibility to protect our borders, it continues to push mandates on the states to provide free education and medical care to illegal immigrants at a time when the states are drowning in debt. This must not be tolerated any longer."

The foundation of a successful U.S. policy in the Middle East rests upon a strong U.S.-Israel relationship. The U.S. and Israel share a special bond rooted in history and solidified over more than five decades of partnership. The nation of Israel itself, of course, lives in a turbulent region. An enduring peace that protects and promotes Israel’s interest remains a priority. While an Israeli state and a Palestinian state existing peacefully side-by-side may be an appropriate aspiration, we must ensure our efforts to achieve that outcome advance Israel’s security, not threaten it. The United States should not pressure Israel to negotiate with...

"Perry will deploy thousands of National Guardsmen to the border until a sufficient number of border patrol agents can be hired and trained. He will order federal officials to expedite construction of strategic fencing, especially in high traffic areas where manpower alone is insufficient to do the job. And he will make greater use of unmanned aerial assets to gather reliable, real-time intelligence that law enforcement can immediately act upon."

"As president, Perry will substantially increase manpower, technology and fencing along the border to protect the American homeland and stop illegal immigration. This strategy has proven effective in Texas, where Gov. Perry has directed nearly $400 million in state tax dollars to do the federal government’s job of securing the border."

"We must reconcile the goal of legality with the reality that there are millions of immigrants currently here outside the law, some with a long set of family and community ties, and some with no ties. A system has to be established that establishes legality but no citizenship for those with deep ties, repatriates those with no family or community ties in a dignified way, and quickly sends home those who have committed criminal and other destructive acts."

"Under no circumstance can a path to citizenship be created which would allow those who have broken the law to receive precedence over those who patiently waited to become residents and citizens via the legal process. Those who adhered to our immigration law cannot be usurped by those who violated it."

“Neutralize Iran’s relationships with their primary allies in The Middle East by increasing pressure on Hezbollah and Syria, eliminate the post of U.S. Ambassador to Syria, [and] stand with Israel as an ally and in any efforts Israel may take to defend themselves from Iranian aggression.”

"We must cease our verbal, moral, and diplomatic equivalence as between good and evil. Syria does not deserve an ambassador; its protesters deserve support; Israeli housing starts should not be put on the same moral plane as Hamas terror attacks; and China should be challenged on religious liberty rather than be given a veto on the human-rights activists we wish support."

“We need a reinvigorated human-intelligence apparatus in the Middle East so we can better understand who and where are enemies are and then identify opportunities to counteract them and support allies and would-be allies.”